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THE WEST JEFFERSON FAMILY CENTER
IS GETTI READY FOR AN EVENT
THAT KICKS OFF TONIGHT.
GINA: THE MEDICAL CENTERS LIT UP
IN PINK IN OBSERVANCE OF BREAST
CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.
WDSU REPORTER KELSEY DAVIS JOINS
US LIVE NOW FROM THE HOSPITAL
WITH DETAILS.
KELSEY: HEY, GINA.
WE ARE TRYING IT AGAIN.
I THINK WE ARE GOOD THIS TIME.
I FOUND THIS SIGN IS A LIST OF
ALL THE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
HAPPENING AT WEST JEFF OVER THE
WEEKEND.
AMUSEMENT RIDES, FOOD, A FUN RUN
TOMORROW.
THIS IS A HUGE EVENT WITH LOTS
OF FUN GOING ON.
IT'S ALSO FOR A VERY GOOD CAUSE.
MONEY RAISED HERE GOES TO THE
HOSPITAL'S CANCER CENTER AND
BENEFITS PEOPLE LIKE CHERYL
WILSON.
GOOD MORNING, THANKS FOR JOINING
US.
WE WERE TALKING LITTLE WHILE
AGO, YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL STORY.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR STORY OF
SURVIVAL.
>> MY MOTHER WAS DIAGNOSED AT 36
YEARS OLD AND SHE TAUGHT ME HOW
TO CHECK MY BREAST.
I FOUND MY FIRST LOVE AT 13.5
YEARS OLD, AND I HAVE A LOT OF
THEM.
BUT THE DIAGNOSED MY CANCER WAS
FOUND ON A SCREENING MAMMOGRAM.
IT WAS VERY SMALL.
IT WAS INVASIVE DUCTAL
CARCINOMA.
I WENT TO THE TREATMENT CENTER
HERE AT WEST JEFF.
I DIDN'T HAVE TO GO OUT OF TOWN
TO GET A GREAT TREATMENT.
KELSEY: THIS FESTIVAL BENEFITS
THE CANCER CENTER THAT HELPED
YOU SO MUCH.
WE TALKED TO DR. KESSLER ABOUT
ALL THE EXPENSE OF THE PEOPLE
EVEN THINK ABOUT WHEN IT COMES
TO CANCER TREATMENT.
HOW HAS THIS FESTIVAL HELPS THE
CANCER CENTER AND YOU?
>> AM SPEAKING AT THE FAIR
TODAY, I WILL TALK ABOUT THAT.
I ALSO WHITER KNOW THAT WERE
STRUGGLING TO PAY FOR THEIR
TREATMENTS.
THINGS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE,
MEDICATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION
AND ALL THE THINGS LIKE THAT.
THE MONEY THAT'S RAISED HERE AT
THE FAIR IS GOING TO BE USED TO
HELP THOSE PEOPLE THAT CAN'T
AFFORD IT.
THE BULLY GET SICK AND CAN'T GO
TO WORK AND THINGS OF THAT
NATURE.
BE VERY GENEROUS, IT'S A FUN
FAIR, A FREE FAIR, MANY GENEROUS
BUYING FOOD AND DRINKS.
IT'S GOING TO A GOOD CAUSE.
KELSEY: THIS IS BREAST CANCER
AWARENESS MONTH.
YOU SAID YOU BECAME VERY AWARE
OF YOUR HELP AND EARLY AGE.
WHAT'S YOUR ADVICE TO PEOPLE,
STARTING EVEN YOUNGER, AS FAR AS
YOUR HEALTH AND BREAST HEALTH IS
CONCERNED?
>> KNOWING YOUR BREASTS COMMENT
IF YOU SEASONALLY DIFFERENT, GO
TO THE DOCTOR AS SOON AS YOU
CAN.
AND YOU GET TO THE POINT WHERE
YOU CAN GET HER MAMMOGRAMS,
INSURANCE DOESN'T WANT TO PAY TO
EARLY ANYMORE.
DON'T IGNORE THEM.
GO EVERY YEAR AND GET THEM,
BECAUSE JUST LIKE ME, YOU CAN
GET DIAGNOSED EARLY IF YOU FIND
A LUMP EARLY BEFORE IT MOVES AND
TRAVELS.
KELSEY: YOU MENTIONED YOU WILL
BE OUT HERE SPEAKING THIS
WEEKEND, SO COME OUT HERE AND
HEAR HER STORY LIVE IN PERSON
AND ENJOY THE FESTIVAL YOU HEARD
GOES TO A GREAT CAUSE.
THE CANCER CENTER HERE AT
WESTJET MEDICAL CENTER.
THE GATES OPEN AT 5:00 TODAY FOR
THE 2016 FAMILY FUN FEST.
A LOT GOING ON, SUPPORT THIS
GREAT CAUSE.